| Victoria - Prostate Support Group Meetings | Monthly meetings are held at 7 pm on the Second Tuesday of each month* at Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue. Parking is $3 in the lot behind the old nurse's residence.
Meetings feature a key note speaker and discussion groups based on treatment options as well as for spouses and the newly diagnosed. | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 3/11/2008 7:00 PM | 5/8/2091 9:30 PM |  |
| January 13/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | Sara Neely from the Victoria Foundation will present information about ways that members can make financial contributions to the Vancouver Island Prostate Cancer Research Foundation. Following Sara's presentation, a brief member's forum will take place where individuals will speak about their personal journey through prostate cancer. | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 1/13/2009 7:00 PM | 1/13/2009 9:30 PM |  |
| February 10/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | The presentation for the February meeting will be Dr. Patrick Macleod. As a medical doctor and clinical investigator, Dr. MacLeod is a vital link between molecular researchers at the Centre for Biomedical Research and patients in Greater Victoria. His topic will be: "Cancer Genetics 101 – genes, chromosomes and cancer" | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 2/10/2009 7:00 PM | 2/10/2009 9:30 PM | |
| March 10/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | The speaker for March will be Sandra Gentleman, oncology nutritionist at the Vancouver Island Cancer Clinic. Her topic will be: “Supportive Nutrition for Prostate Cancer” | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 3/10/2009 7:00 PM | 3/10/2009 9:30 PM | |
| April 14/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | April's presenter will be Nancy Nancy Payeur Regional Professional Practice Leader with Patient and Family Counseling at the Vancouver Island Cancer Clinic. Her topic will be: “Families coping with Cancer: good intentions and imperfect realities” | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 4/14/2009 7:00 PM | 4/14/2009 9:30 PM | |
| May 12/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | The presentation for the May meeting will be by David Greenshields. David is a registered social worker with a MA in social sciences and has a private counseling practice. The topic of his talk will be "Mindfulness and Health" | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 5/12/2009 7:00 PM | 5/12/2009 9:30 PM | |
| June 9/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | Dr. Abraham Alexander is a radiation oncologist at the Vancouver Island Cancer Centre. The title of Dr. Alexander's presentation is "Recent advances in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Cancer Research" and include excerpts from his award-winning presentation. | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 6/9/2009 7:00 PM | 6/9/2009 8:30 PM | |
| Sept 8/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | Physiotherapist Debbie Grimes will address issues around bowel and bladder incontinence and how they can be overcome. | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 9/8/2009 7:00 PM | 9/8/2009 9:30 PM | |
| Oct 13/09 Speaker for Support Group Meeting | This month's presenter is Dr. John Kinahan. Dr. Kinahan is a Victoria based urologist and is one of the doctors who perform prostate cancer surgery in this area. Dr. Kinahan is no stranger to our group having many patients among the membership and having presented at past meetings. His topic will be "New Technologies" | Begbie Hall - 2101 Richmond Avenue, Victoria BC | 10/13/2009 7:00 PM | 10/13/2009 8:30 PM | |